Practically Classics Forum

Thanks Gents, I like the idea of using the known good number with a revised prefix.

Not exactly a technical query, but I'd appreciate any thoughts on this. I have a MK2 sprite with the original engine very much the worse for wear. I have a replacement 1275 that I bought a while ago. The 1275 does not have an engine number plate, it was lost in a previous bit of block machining. I h...

Thx. I believe the car was originally blue. Someone painted it red. (or as much of it as they could see) The previous 'restorer' subsequently painted much of the car with beige primer. The attached photo of front chassis shows the original paint. You've convinced me on replacement.The front of foot ...

Thanks for the welcome. I will try to figure out the blog thing at some point. The how far to replace question is a tough one. The car is pretty horrific. It's a '62 quarter elliptic. Floors are gone, footwells etc are toast. This webbing area is available as complete replacement but I have been a t...

I'm cutting out the frilly bits of a Sprite. After cutting around the front web I measured the panel thickness adjacent to the cut out and I got just over 1mm. I believe the panel would have been about 1.2mm (18gauge) originally. Is this degree of thinning likely to be OK or should I be removing and...